Wayne Koestenbaum
Auteur de The Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality, and the Mystery of Desire
A propos de l'auteur
He is professor of English at the Graduate Center of the city University of New York & lives in New York City. (Bowker Author Biography)
Crédit image: Photo by David Shankbone, from Wikipedia
Œuvres de Wayne Koestenbaum
Nell Blaine : A Glowing Order, Paintings and Watercolors 2 exemplaires
Ultramarine Nightboat 1 exemplaire
Peter Halley 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (2020) — Contributeur — 83 exemplaires
Significant Objects: 100 Extraordinary Stories about Ordinary Things (2012) — Contributeur — 57 exemplaires
The Collected Poems: A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text (2013) — Traducteur, quelques éditions — 56 exemplaires
Take My Advice: Letters to the Next Generation from People Who Know a Thing or Two (2002) — Contributeur — 45 exemplaires
The Best American Poetry 2023 (The Best American Poetry series) (2023) — Contributeur — 20 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1958-09-20
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Pays (pour la carte)
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- New York, New York, USA
- Études
- Princeton University (PhD)
- Professions
- academic
critic
poet - Organisations
- City University of New York Graduate Center
- Prix et distinctions
- Distinguished Professor of English
Whiting Writers' Award (1994)
Membres
Critiques
My 1980s and Other Essays par Wayne Koestenbaum
read only bits incl. chapter on Lana Turner.
More a poem than a novel. Really nice turns of phrase and a unique subject trapped in a crappy story about nothing told by a narrator who we have no reason to root for. The only emotional channel into Theo is his choice of pieces for the Aigues-Mortes program.
Koestenbaum veers wildly from incredible insight on Warhol's life, work, and career to tedious intellectual wankery -- often two or three times in the course of a page. Sometimes it's fascinating, and sometimes you can do nothing but roll your eyes.
Definitely worth reading, but I'd highly recommend reading Bockris' Warhol bio first. That one supplies the facts; this one emphasizes theory (and Koestenbaum's personal reaction to Warhol). Don't turn to this first as a comprehensive (or even brief but complete) Warhol bio.… (plus d'informations)
Definitely worth reading, but I'd highly recommend reading Bockris' Warhol bio first. That one supplies the facts; this one emphasizes theory (and Koestenbaum's personal reaction to Warhol). Don't turn to this first as a comprehensive (or even brief but complete) Warhol bio.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 34
- Aussi par
- 17
- Membres
- 1,178
- Popularité
- #21,826
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 17
- ISBN
- 77
- Langues
- 5
- Favoris
- 2